1. Superman and Me Vocabulary
Discussion Questions

2. Answer all questions on a sheet of notebook paper
Answer all questions on a sheet of notebook paper. Write the number and the vocabulary word before your response.

3. 1. villain
What famous villain do you actually like?

4. 2. Plot
What do you think the expression “the plot thickens” means?

5. 3. Surplus
Name one thing that you would want to have a surplus of, and one thing that you would not want to have a surplus of.

6. 4. Avid
What does it mean to be an avid reader?

7. 5. assassination
Who are some famous people who have been assassinated?

8. 6. genetics
Would you want to eat genetically-modified produce (corn that has been engineered to be sweeter)?

9. 7. dialogue
Write a dialogue between yourself and a parent or grandparent about a time you got into trouble. (Each character needs to say at least two things.)

10. 8. narrative
Give seven examples of things that include narratives (for example, movies).

11. 9. reservation
Make a list of everything that you know about Native American reservations.

12. 10. prodigy
If you had a choice in the matter, would you want to be a child prodigy (in music, sports, math, etc.)? Why or why not?

13. 11. Third-person
Write a sentence about yourself in third-person, using one of the following components: 1) a snowman, 2) a dinosaur, or 3) Mars.

14. 12. modest
Do you think that high school girls have an obligation to dress modestly? Why or why not? Why don’t we use the word “modest” when we talk about boys’ clothes?

15. 13. ridicule
How might a person feel when he or she is ridiculed?

16. 14. subvert
Do you ever subvert your parents’ authority? How?

17. 15. monosyllabic
List 10 monosyllabic words. (Do not use any from the comic below.)

18. 16. submissive
Would you rather have a dog that is submissive or independent?

19. 17. pity
Whom do you pity most in the world?

20. 18. arrogant
Does it both you when people are arrogant? Why or why not?

21. 19. poWwow
Would you want to attend a powwow? Why or why not?

22. 20. sullen
Describe what it looks like if a person is acting sullen.